*aþulingaz

Runic: ᚨᚦᚢᛚᛁᚾᚷᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈɑ.θu.liŋ.ɡɑz/

noun · masculine · a-stem

Meanings

prince, nobleman; member of a noble or ruling lineage

Etymology

An *-ingaz patronymic or affiliative derivative of the *aþal-/*aþul- word family, ultimately from *aþalą, originally ‘one belonging to or descended from noble stock’, whence ‘nobleman, prince’ (Boutkan & Siebinga 2005: 96, s.v. etheling; Heidermanns 1993: 107–109). Ringe and Taylor (2014: 251) reconstruct Proto-Northwest Germanic *aþulingaz, reflected by Old Norse ǫðlingr, Old English æþeling, and Old High German adalung, adaling, ediling. The *u vocalism belongs to the same *aþul- variant seen in *aþulijaz and *aþuliją; West Germanic evidence also permits reconstruction with *aþal-. For the deeper etymology, see *aþalą.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.aþulingazaþulingōz, aþulingōs
Acc.aþulingąaþulinganz
Gen.aþulingas, aþulingisaþulingǫ̂
Dat.aþulingaiaþulingamaz
Inst.aþulingōaþulingamiz
Voc.aþulingaþulingōz, aþulingōs

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Descendants

  • *aþuling, *aþulīng (Proto-West Germanic)
    • adelingus, adalingus (Latin)
    • etheling, edling (Old Frisian)
    • adaling (Old High German)
    • ethiling (Old Saxon)
  • *aþuling, *aþulīng (Proto-West Germanic)
    • etheling (Old Dutch)
      • ēdelinc (Middle Dutch)
        • edeling (Dutch)
  • *aþuling, *aþulīng (Proto-West Germanic)
    • æþeling, æðeling, eþeling (Old English)
      • atheling (Middle English)
        • atheling (English)
  • *aþuling, *aþulīng (Proto-West Germanic)
    • æþeling, æðeling, eþeling (Old English)
      • edling, edlyg, etling (Middle Welsh)
        • edling, edlin (Welsh)
          • edling (English)

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